Finance Analyst

ROLE DESCRIPTION: Finance Analyst Liberty Charge: ABOUT US We are a Charge Point Operator who works with Local Authorities (LAs) at County, Borough and Unitary levels, and businesses who wish to accelerate the deployment of electric vehicle charging solutions to meet their needs. It is our belief that we can help revolutionise the electric vehicle charging marketplace by delivering at scale and offering fully funded solutions. At the heart of the Liberty Charge mission, is to provide equitable access to electric vehicle charging for all. We have all the benefits of being a scale-up business but with the added security and long term backing from well-known parents; Liberty Global (who own Virgin Media O2 our delivery partner) and Zouk Capital (who have invested on behalf of the Government’s Charging Investment Infrastructure Fund). You’d be joining this exciting journey, at the start of our scale-up phase, so that we can hit the ambitious targets our shareholders have set. Given the nature of the business, you’ll need to be able to deal with ambiguity, a dynamic environment (as the EV charging value chain is constantly changing) and a fast pace where there is a real focus on results, achieved as a team. About the role The role reports to the Head of Accounting with significant interaction with the Head of Product and Consumer Experience, both of whom report to the CFO, and will be a unique mezzanine position that will draw on your accounting and analytical strengths and enable you to improve your business partnering and financial modelling capabilities. This opportunity is growth focused as you will have a broad remit within the revenue and cost of electricity area, with the opportunity to develop and expand your knowledge in multiple areas at once, including in-depth interaction with our CPO platform, driving our revenue cycle, energy invoicing from our vendors, and associated site-based reporting. The successful candidate will take this opportunity to build this exciting business and their own career, seeking opportunities to advance equally the mantra of a sustainable, exciting, well-backed start-up and the prospect of defining and managing processes that grow with the company, delivering the day-to-day requirements while looking to the future. These are some key competencies required, which include knowledge of gross margin analysis, strong excel skills and exposure to some accounting processes. Key areas of responsibility will be:

• Revenue-to-Cash – You will be responsible for working with our Consumer team to extract the revenue reporting from our CPO platform and analysing utilization data, and cash conversion
  • Our Accounting team will be responsible for all GL accounting while you will be acting as control and analysis owner of the data, and the driver of quality reporting
• Cost of Goods Sold – Based on the utilization data extracted during the revenue cycle, you will be responsible for analysing, reviewing and approving energy invoices, following up with our electricity supplier on issues and maintaining and improving these processes
  • Our Accounting team will be responsible for all AP accounting while you will be acting as control and approver of the invoices
• Gross Margin – based on your understanding of our revenue and cost cycles, you will act as a partner to our Consumer team and Head of Business Partnering as they work to optimize our pricing, where you will provide valuable insight to these results at a more detailed level, calling out risks and opportunities
• Reporting – you will support our management reporting process by working with our Accounting team to produce P&Ls for individual locations/sites to improve and accelerate our financial analysis and meet external reporting requirements
• Process Design and Efficiency – look for ways to maintain efficient and effective procedures and controls where you will be involved in process design, including potential use of robotics and other cost-savings initiatives in this area

About you At Liberty Charge we are building a culture that attracts and retains the best talent, who are passionate about making a difference to the climate. We are a lean, high-performing team, accustomed to working at pace, with a real focus on achieving results together. The successful candidate will have the following attributes and skills

• Relevant experience in financial analysis (gross margin, trends, profit & loss, accrual accuracy, etc.)
• Some exposure to transactional accounting
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent Excel skills
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity
• Exhibits resilience, patience and understanding
• Oracle (Fusion) experience advantageous given our GL platform, but not required

Benefits

• Competitive basic salary (£35,000)
• 33 days annual leave including 8 Bank Holiday days
• Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal medical, critical illness cover and dental insurance
• Pension contribution
• Access to our car benefit scheme
• Access to our online learning platform to continue to develop and grow your career with us

Location The business is currently based in Hammersmith (but we are likely to move in 2023) and we also have an office in Leeds. The position is full time office based in the Leeds office, but, as with every other business today, much is being done in a hybrid model with some working from home, which we expect may continue for a while yet. You will be expected to be in the office at least 2 days per week. Liberty Charge is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our people. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.